Diabetic Recipes
Yes I'm on the pump. If you read my profile, you can find out all about me. I've had diabetes for over 15 years now. I'm about to be 20. I don't have many issues with the pump. I've been sick for the last few weeks though which is possibly why my sugar was up so much last night. Needless to say, it's back down and I'm better. Thanks for the interest!
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July 5th, 2008
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Lindsey Guerin
Lindsey was diagnosed with Type 1 when she was 4 years old. She is now 19 and a junior in college.
She has been on a pump since October 2007. Sometimes she misses multiple daily injections, but she reminds herself that her dropping A1c is because of the pump.
Her father was diagnosed a little while ago with Type 1. It left her questioning who she was with this disease and who she was going to be with diabetes in the future. His diagnosis made diabetes even more of a reality, causing a complete turn around in how she projects the disease to herself and to the world.
In the past three years, Lindsey has struggled with health issues outside of the diabetes world. They have made managing diabetes even harder. Despite the difficulty, she has remained hopeful that her health will not be a problem in the future.
She has started an international diabetic network with another diabetic, which she hopes to grow into a community that can help global diabetics with their financial, emotional and spiritual needs. It can be found at diabeticechoes.ning.com.
Lindsey is a typical, yet unique, Texas girl who loves shopping, movies and reading. She loves to travel and take risks. She dreams of diabetes cures, never-ending cheesecake and her own airplane. The rest you can discover in her blog!
Lindsey was diagnosed with Type 1 when she was 4 years old. She is now 19 and a junior in college.
She has been on a pump since October 2007. Sometimes she misses multiple daily injections, but she reminds herself that her dropping A1c is because of the pump.
Her father was diagnosed a little while ago with Type 1. It left her questioning who she was with this disease and who she was going to be with diabetes in the future. His diagnosis made diabetes even more of a reality, causing a complete turn around in how she projects the disease to herself and to the world.
In the past three years, Lindsey has struggled with health issues outside of the diabetes world. They have made managing diabetes even harder. Despite the difficulty, she has remained hopeful that her health will not be a problem in the future.
She has started an international diabetic network with another diabetic, which she hopes to grow into a community that can help global diabetics with their financial, emotional and spiritual needs. It can be found at diabeticechoes.ning.com.
Lindsey is a typical, yet unique, Texas girl who loves shopping, movies and reading. She loves to travel and take risks. She dreams of diabetes cures, never-ending cheesecake and her own airplane. The rest you can discover in her blog!
On Post: How's the Diet?
On June 30th, 2008 at 11:30 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
I definitely understand having chronic health issues that affect the diabetes. I've been dealing with that for two years now, it's not fun to say the least. Increase your long acting again is my suggestion. I know that's what I have to do...just keep raising it until you see the numbers dropping. Don't give up hope. I promise we'll all make it.
On Post: How's the Diet?
On June 27th, 2008 at 12:09 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
Yea, I have to say that being diabetic adds a whole new feature into a yeast free diet. And being on insulin adds another whole new feature. It's been crazy. It does need to be followed strictly, but unfortunately I'm not able to do that. So I've revamped the diet. I'm on several yeast ridding pills so that is a great help when I'm not following the diet so strictly.
On Post: How's the Diet?
On June 27th, 2008 at 12:08 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
HAHA! Thank you SOOO much for this!
On Post: Out of Control
On June 27th, 2008 at 12:07 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
Thanks for all the ideas/encouragement! For me, I feel guilty because I know that even these small lapses are years in my future. I don't want my busy schedule to get in the way, but sometimes it does. For now, I'm pushing through and trying to spend at least 5 minutes a day just looking at my numbers. If I'm constantly aware of what they are, then I'm more willing to take time for them.
On Post: Doctor Visits and the A1c
On June 27th, 2008 at 12:05 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
I ordered those books off of Amazon a couple of months ago so I'm sure they are still there. I know most bookstores you can have them ordered, though they are not kept in stock.
On Post: Doctor Visits and the A1c
On June 27th, 2008 at 12:05 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
The whole reason why I try for lower A1c's is for my future. I want to be healthy so that I have the option to be a mom. I don't want my future husband to worry about complications or my numbers. Everyone's reasoning is different, but I think it helps if you're fighting for someone other than yourself in all of this. Because if it was just ME I needed to be healthy for, I probably wouldn't do half of what I do. Be healthy for your child, so that you can see their wedding day or their graduation day or whatever gets you through it.
On Post: Off the Tracks... And 26 years....
On June 26th, 2008 at 3:39 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
I totally agree, Nicole! It sucks! I've been doing this for 15 years and 4 months and I'm burnt out. I'm not looking forward to the next 10 years and 8 months with this disease. Though, like you, I will be glad to have lived that long with diabetes...but it will be bittersweet.
On June 17th, 2008 at 1:58 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
I've had two days like this in the past few weeks where I've cut my workouts short. It's annoying! Plus you're just adding in more calories while trying to burn them off...a gross circle, that's for sure!
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LOL! I'm sorry I caused you pain. I don't check for ketones just because...I know that's a horrid reason. But I really have no reason. I just don't do it. I should and I know I should. I typically know when I have them and when I don't. Plus when I'm high, I always load with water so there's nothing more that knowing if I have them or not would do.